Insect defenses and insects' role in our ecosystems will be explored in this
fun, hands-on, workshop led by Mad Science. After learning about insects, children will use their new knowledge to make their own bug model to take home.
For ages 3-6. Free, but registration is required. This workshop will be held at the following branches of the St. Louis County Library:
July 2 at 10 a.m. at Prairie Commons Branch
July 6 at 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Bend Branch
July 11 at 10 a.m. at the Tesson Ferry Branch
July 15 at 2 p.m. at the Natural Bridge Branch
July 23 at 10 a.m. at the Lewis & Clark Branch (call 314-994-3300)
August 21 at 10 a.m. at the Samuel C. Sachs Branch
To register and for more information, click on the session you'd like your child to attend.
Part of the STArt@Your Library Program.
It's the Not-So-Haunted House that is oh-so-fun, where storybook characters come alive! Kids are invited to dress in their most "boo-tiful" Halloween costumes and have a ghoulishly good time going on a spook-tacular scavenger hunt throughout The Magic House to find trick-or-treat locations and seeing their favorite storybook characters.
Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooky fun and celebrate with the animals at Grant's Farm. Enjoy Halloween tram rides featuring Halloween lights, spooky scenes, live actors, scare zones, a Halloween-themed show, monster mash party and more. Costumes are encouraged.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
The Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden features more than 150 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, native plants, herbs, live music and local brews, plus a two-acre Kid's Corner with farm animals (like llamas, alpacas and sheep!), circus performers, face painting, crafts, and a pumpkin patch with decorating let by Perennial.
Kids in kindergarten through 5th grade can fun evenings making spooky crafts. Parents can drop off their kids and enjoy an evening out. Enrollment is limited.